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iShares US Financials ETF
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153 hedge funds and large institutions have $919M invested in iShares US Financials ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 46 increasing their positions, 44 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

105% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.54M | Put options by funds: $3.19M

92% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 13

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $782M → $919M (+$137M)

8.28% more ownership

Funds ownership: 106.4% → 114.69% (+8.3%)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 143 → 153 (+10)

5% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 46 | Existing positions reduced: 44

Holders
153
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+6.99%
% of All Funds
4.01%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
25
Increased
46
Reduced
44
Closed
13
Calls
$6.54M
Puts
$3.19M
Net Calls
+$3.35M
Net Calls Change
+$3.92M

Top Buyers

1
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$31.9M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$30.5M
3
PAMU
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
+$29.9M
4
UCFA
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
+$25.4M
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$18.5M

Top Sellers

1
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
-$41M
2
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
-$8.41M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$8.05M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$7.76M
5
BFA
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
-$7.35M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CB
101
Chemical Bank
Michigan
$246K -$26.3K -590 -10%
VKH
102
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$238K -$152K -3,416 -39%
EDRE
103
Edmond de Rothschild (Europe)
Luxembourg
$238K -$26.7K -600 -10%
Mariner
104
Mariner
Kansas
$232K -$1.51K -34 -0.6%
MML Investors Services
105
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$232K – – –
GT
106
Glenview Trust
Kentucky
$231K +$233K +5,222 New
CA
107
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$229K -$223K -5,000 -49%
CAM
108
Carret Asset Management
New York
$229K -$20.1K -450 -8%
SFSIG
109
San Francisco Sentry Investment Group
California
$229K +$231K +5,186 New
Bank of New York Mellon
110
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$218K +$220K +4,938 New
SWP
111
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$214K -$20.9K -468 -9%
CASB
112
Cape Ann Savings Bank
Massachusetts
$211K – – –
CWM
113
Concert Wealth Management
California
$204K +$205K +4,590 New
Barclays
114
Barclays
United Kingdom
$191K +$193K +4,332 New
HNB
115
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$180K – – –
IA
116
IFP Advisors
Florida
$179K +$180K +4,040 New
SF
117
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$171K – – –
AFP
118
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$140K +$141K +3,158 New
Simplex Trading
119
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$129K -$193K -4,328 -60%
GT
120
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$118K – – –
LWM
121
LBA Wealth Management
Florida
$117K – – –
SG Americas Securities
122
SG Americas Securities
New York
$109K +$110K +2,472 New
CCS
123
Crosspoint Capital Strategies
California
$93K +$91.9K +2,062 New
AA
124
Apriem Advisors
California
$88K – – –
NFG
125
Next Financial Group
Texas
$73K -$37.9K -850 -34%
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IYF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

153 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Financials ETF (IYF) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $919M — up 18% from $782M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new IYF positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 46 added to existing stakes and 44 trimmed.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $31.9M. The largest seller was AssetMark Inc, cutting an estimated $41M.

  • 153 institutional investors held iShares US Financials ETF (IYF) as of Q4 2015, up from 143 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $919M of iShares US Financials ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new iShares US Financials ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 13 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Financials ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was LPL Financial, an estimated $31.9M added.
  • The largest iShares US Financials ETF seller in Q4 2015 was AssetMark Inc, an estimated $41M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.